Brian Dodd On Leadership

Most organizations I deal with want to develop young leaders.  I often hear the phrase that “we want to get younger.”  I understand what they are saying.  They wish to remain relevant and have long-term viability. The reality is that young leaders do not arrive on your team as finished products.  We are willing to wait for [...]

I will soon be finishing Seth Godin’s masterpiece Linchpin.  This is a book that teaches a person how to become indispensible to their organization.  In an ever-changing world, I cannot recommend this enough to anyone involved in leadership.  It is changing how I view not only leadership, but also myself. I will probably dedicate several posts [...]

Before tonight’s big Alabama-LSU game, the following are the leadership quotes from earlier today on ESPN: When asked how he kept his team so focused this year, Les Miles said, “I keep it simple.” “He (Saban) deemphasize the foe and opponent and instead tries to stress the focus on his own program, his own players and their performance.” – [...]

I just went to my mailbox and discovered my Sporting News pre-season college football edition.  This up-and-down day has a chance to end very well!  In the world of college football, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) is the unquestioned top organization winning the last 5 national championships.  Matt Hayes writes a nice piece on why the SEC [...]

Stanford Cardinals QB Andrew Luck is the frontrunner to win this year’s Heisman Trophy as college football’s best player.  In addition, he is basically a lock to be the top pick in next year’s NFL Draft. Sports Illustrated does an incredible job of analyzing Luck’s leadership skills in their June 13th edition.  The following are [...]